HJ5159: Celebrating the life of Dorothy C. Buchanan.


HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 5159
Celebrating the life of Dorothy C. Buchanan.

 

Agreed to by the House of Delegates, September 18, 2014
Agreed to by the Senate, September 18, 2014

 

WHEREAS, Dorothy C. Buchanan, a dedicated elementary school staff member and a beloved resident of the Town of Ashland, died on July 15, 2014; and

WHEREAS, a native of Audubon, New Jersey, Dorothy Buchanan and her family relocated to Ashland when she was 14 years old; and

WHEREAS, Dorothy Buchanan loved the strong sense of community in Ashland, where she made many lifelong friends, and treated the town as if it truly was the “center of the universe”; and

WHEREAS, Dorothy Buchanan served the community as the secretary for Henry Clay Elementary School for 20 years; she was well known as the friendly face that greeted students, parents, and visitors to the school; and

WHEREAS, Dorothy Buchanan cared deeply for her family, and she enjoyed fellowship and worship with the community as an active member of Independence Christian Church; and

WHEREAS, predeceased by her devoted husband, Will, Jr., and her son, Will III, Dorothy Buchanan will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by her daughter, Cathy, and her family and numerous other family members and friends; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby note with great sadness the loss of Dorothy C. Buchanan; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the family of Dorothy C. Buchanan as an expression of the General Assembly’s respect for her memory.

HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 5159

Offered August 4, 2014
Celebrating the life of Dorothy C. Buchanan.
Patron-- Fowler

WHEREAS, Dorothy C. Buchanan, a dedicated elementary school staff member and a beloved resident of the Town of Ashland, died on July 15, 2014; and

WHEREAS, a native of Audubon, New Jersey, Dorothy Buchanan and her family relocated to Ashland when she was 14 years old; and

WHEREAS, Dorothy Buchanan loved the strong sense of community in Ashland, where she made many lifelong friends, and treated the town as if it truly was the “center of the universe”; and

WHEREAS, Dorothy Buchanan served the community as the secretary for Henry Clay Elementary School for 20 years; she was well known as the friendly face that greeted students, parents, and visitors to the school; and

WHEREAS, Dorothy Buchanan cared deeply for her family, and she enjoyed fellowship and worship with the community as an active member of Independence Christian Church; and

WHEREAS, predeceased by her devoted husband, Will, Jr., and her son, Will III, Dorothy Buchanan will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by her daughter, Cathy, and her family and numerous other family members and friends; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby note with great sadness the loss of Dorothy C. Buchanan; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the family of Dorothy C. Buchanan as an expression of the General Assembly’s respect for her memory.